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Encroaching on privacy in the name of privacy

  • Torys LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • January 15 2009

Unlike the United States, Canada has comprehensive federal privacy legislation that applies to businesses namely, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA

Dealing with disputes in IT contracts during an economic downturn

  • Miller Thomson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • August 27 2009

A more difficult economic climate can lead to a higher probability of disputes arising in connection with IT transactions

Stolen laptop containing personal health information leads to encryption order by Ontario Privacy Commissioner

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 31 2007

In a recent decision involving a stolen laptop computer containing the personal health information (PHI) of thousands of hospital patients, the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario ordered a hospital to take a number of steps to prevent such a security breach from happening again

Privacy breach reporting: practical tips for responding to privacy breaches

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 30 2007

Managing personal information is a challenge, and privacy breaches can be a major headache for an organization

Recent amendments to the Export Control List software and technology

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 30 2007

In February 2007, the Government of Canada concluded the regulatory process to amend the Export Control List and bring into effect the June 2006 version of the ECL Guide

CBSA inspection of mail, searches at the border and computer searches

  • Miller Thomson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 3 2009

Persons importing goods into Canada via mail or bringing goods into Canada via ports of entry, should be aware of the rights of Canada Border Services Agency ("CBSA") officers to inspect and search persons and goods, and computer hard drives

Value drivers for IT outsourcing deals in an economic downturn part II

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 19 2009

Last month’s column considered the core price-related rationales for renewing IT outsourcing deals early: the customer gets the benefit of immediate lowered prices; the supplier gets the certainty of a new five-to-seven year agreement

Toward sustainable IT measuring data centre energy efficiency

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 30 2009

A recently published survey provides contrasting perspectives on Green IT

Canada drops 10 spots in ICT rankings to 19th, finishes 83rd in mobile cellular penetration

  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 30 2009

According to the International Telecommunications Union’s recent report, Measuring the Information Society, Canada ranked 19th on the 2007 ICT Development Index, down from 9th in 2002

Supreme Court of Canada upholds R. v. Patrick: implications for businesses subject to Canadian privacy legislation

  • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 8 2009

In a recent Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") decision, R v. Patrick, the Court considered whether a person has a right to privacy with respect to garbage put out for collection on private property

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